"On a Tuesday night in Atwater Village, Teresa "Toogie" Barcelo is creating a portal. With her arms stretched out, she beckons the participants of her movement workshop, Wiggle Room, to join her on the other side, where they will meet a renewed version of themselves. "Walk into the next iteration of yourself," she commands. The participants, who have spent the last hour squirming, shaking and humming, cross the invisible threshold. Their limbs swing loosely, their smiling faces sticky with sweat."
"Barcelo has been leading the L.A.-based movement class for almost a decade. As an accomplished choreographer and movement director, she has worked with pop stars such as Sabrina Carpenter, Harry Styles, St. Vincent, Troye Sivan and Dua Lipa - most notably choreographing Dua Lipa's hit music video " New Rules." Barcelo's success can be credited to her unique approach, which centers on well-being and embodiment. "People call me the energy coordinator," she jokes. "I'm kind of an enigma in the commercial industry.""
Teresa "Toogie" Barcelo leads Wiggle Room, an L.A.-based movement workshop that invites participants to explore improvisation and freestyle dancing. The class emphasizes embodiment, loose movement, and energetic transformation, guiding movers through squirming, shaking and humming to access renewed versions of themselves. Barcelo combines commercial choreography credits with a well-being-centered approach, having worked with major pop artists and choreographed high-profile music videos. The practice offers an alternative to mainstream audition culture by prioritizing freedom, meditative movement, and a communal healing space for creative exploration.
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